WO1992010960A1 - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

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WO1992010960A1
WO1992010960A1 PCT/GB1991/002314 GB9102314W WO9210960A1 WO 1992010960 A1 WO1992010960 A1 WO 1992010960A1 GB 9102314 W GB9102314 W GB 9102314W WO 9210960 A1 WO9210960 A1 WO 9210960A1
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harness
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bottle carrier
bottle
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Rupert John Blunt
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F2005/006—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping comprising a suspension strap or lanyard

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  • the invention relates to a bottle carrier.
  • a wide variety of bottle carriers are known.
  • One form of carrier comprises a rigid moulded container into which one or more bottles can be inserted; a shoulder strap is connected to the moulded container.
  • Another form of carrier comprises at least two loops which are arranged to engage the necks of bottles and are attached to a handle.
  • a bottle carrier comprising: a harness comprising flexible strips secured together to form the skeleton of a cylindrical container open at one end- and a flexible shoulder strap attached to the open end of the harness.
  • the harness comprises longitudinal strips secured in the region of a base of the harness, extending upwards from that region and secured to further strips extending transverse to the longitudinal strips.
  • the base of the harness includes at least two strips extending across respective diameters of the bottom of the harness.
  • the further strips are in the form of rings. That further strengthens the harness, especially with regard to its ability to withstand radially outwardly directed forces.
  • the longitudinal strips are secured at right angles to the transverse strips.
  • Each longitudinal strip may be arranged with a middle portion in the region of the base of the harness and have two portions extending upwards therefrom whereby two longitudinal strips provide four strip portions; alternatively each longitudinal strip may be secured at one end in the region of the base of the harness, in which case four strips are preferably provided.
  • the flexible strips forming the bottle carrier are made of plastics material.
  • a variety of means may be used for securing together the strips forming the harness.
  • the flexible strips forming the harness are secured together by heat sealing.
  • the shoulder strap is a continuation of one of the flexible strips forming the harness.
  • the shoulder strap should be of adjust ⁇ able length.
  • the means of adjustment may be a buckle or buckle-like arrangement.
  • the shoulder strap may be in the form of an open loop, when the buckle is closed, the free ends attached to the topmost transverse ring of the harness at two points.
  • the bottle When a bottle is being carried, the bottle is received in the harness.
  • the strips are so close together that the bottle is unable or unlikely to slip through the spaces between the strips, for example by ensuring that the spaces between the strips forming the harness have at least one dimension which is smaller than the maximum diameter of the bottle, when the harness is in its undistorted form.
  • the topmost part of the harness being the open end of the harness, reaches further than halfway up a bottle when that bottle is received in the harness. This makes it less likely that the bottle will fall out of the harness during use.
  • FIG 1 is a perspective view of a bottle carrier
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bottle carrier with a bottle received therein.
  • the bottle carrier 9 includes a shoulder strap 6 and a harness comprising two longitudinal strips 1, 2 and two transverse strips 4, 5.
  • the strips 1, 2 , 4, 5 and the strap 6 are flexible and are made of plastics material.
  • the longitudinal strips 1, 2 are secured to each other by heat sealing at the base 3 of the harness.
  • the longitudinal strips 1, 2 extend upwards from the base 3 and are secured to the transverse strips 4, 5 by heat sealing at equal intervals along the portions of the strips extending from the base 3 of the harness.
  • the strip 4 defines a lower ring and the strip 5 an upper ring of the harness.
  • the two portions of the longitudinal strip 1, extending in opposite directions from the base 3 are secured at diametrically opposite points on each ring 4, 5 and at 90" intervals from the two portions of the longitudinal strip 2.
  • the longitudinal strips 1, 2 are secured at right angles to the transverse strips 4, 5.
  • the bottle carrier is shown in Figure 1 with the harness in its undistorted shape; the harness forms the skeleton of an open ended cylindrical container of circular cross-section with the closed end in the shape of a hemisphere.
  • the harness is able to withstand very rough handling without damage by deforming from its undistorted shape; for example the harness may be substantially flattened without being damaged. After such deformation the harness will tend to return to its original shape because of the resilient nature of the strips 1, 2, 4, 5; it will not necessarily return to a cylindrical shape of circular cross-section but that shape will be regenerated when a bottle is inserted into the harness.
  • the shoulder strap 6 includes a buckle 7 for adjusting its length and is a continuation of one of the longitudinal strips 1, meeting the topmost transverse ring 5 at diametrically opposite points on that ring.
  • Figure 2 shows the bottle carrier 9 and the way in which it will support and carry a bottle 8, which in this example is a moulded drinks bottle of plastics material, when a bottle 8 is received in the harness.
  • the upper ring 5, forming the topmost part of the harness is more than halfway up the bottle 8 to allow the bottle to sit stably in the bottle carrier.
  • the spaces between the strips 1, 2, 4, 5, forming the harness are small enough that a bottle can not slip through.

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Abstract

A bottle carrier (9) for carrying a drinks bottle (8) comprising a harness comprising flexible strips (1, 2, 4, 5) secured together to form the skeleton of a cylindrical container open at one end into which the bottle (8) is inserted and a flexible shoulder strap (6) attached to the open end of the harness.

Description

Bottle Carrier
The invention relates to a bottle carrier. A wide variety of bottle carriers are known. One form of carrier comprises a rigid moulded container into which one or more bottles can be inserted; a shoulder strap is connected to the moulded container. Another form of carrier comprises at least two loops which are arranged to engage the necks of bottles and are attached to a handle.
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved form of bottle carrier which is reliable and easy to carry.
According to the invention there is provided a bottle carrier comprising: a harness comprising flexible strips secured together to form the skeleton of a cylindrical container open at one end- and a flexible shoulder strap attached to the open end of the harness.
Preferably the harness comprises longitudinal strips secured in the region of a base of the harness, extending upwards from that region and secured to further strips extending transverse to the longitudinal strips. Preferably the base of the harness includes at least two strips extending across respective diameters of the bottom of the harness. Such an arrangement provides a lightweight, yet robust, structure. Preferably, the further strips are in the form of rings. That further strengthens the harness, especially with regard to its ability to withstand radially outwardly directed forces. Preferably, there are two transverse strips. Having only two transverse strips avoids the strips unduly obscuring the container and, in particular, any labels or other markings on the bottles and, yet, especially when there are two longitudinal strips extending across the bottom of the harness, can be sufficient to hold the container securely. Preferably the longitudinal strips are secured at right angles to the transverse strips. Preferably there are four longitudinal strips or strip portions extending upwards from the region of the base of the harness. Each longitudinal strip may be arranged with a middle portion in the region of the base of the harness and have two portions extending upwards therefrom whereby two longitudinal strips provide four strip portions; alternatively each longitudinal strip may be secured at one end in the region of the base of the harness, in which case four strips are preferably provided. Preferably the flexible strips forming the bottle carrier are made of plastics material.
A variety of means may be used for securing together the strips forming the harness. Preferably the flexible strips forming the harness are secured together by heat sealing. Preferably the shoulder strap is a continuation of one of the flexible strips forming the harness. Such an arrangement provides in a very simple manner a strong and reliable connection between the shoulder strap and the harness.
Preferably, the shoulder strap should be of adjust¬ able length. The means of adjustment may be a buckle or buckle-like arrangement.
The shoulder strap may be in the form of an open loop, when the buckle is closed, the free ends attached to the topmost transverse ring of the harness at two points.
When a bottle is being carried, the bottle is received in the harness. Preferably the strips are so close together that the bottle is unable or unlikely to slip through the spaces between the strips, for example by ensuring that the spaces between the strips forming the harness have at least one dimension which is smaller than the maximum diameter of the bottle, when the harness is in its undistorted form. Preferably the topmost part of the harness, being the open end of the harness, reaches further than halfway up a bottle when that bottle is received in the harness. This makes it less likely that the bottle will fall out of the harness during use. By way of example an embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, of which:. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottle carrier, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bottle carrier with a bottle received therein. The bottle carrier 9 includes a shoulder strap 6 and a harness comprising two longitudinal strips 1, 2 and two transverse strips 4, 5. The strips 1, 2 , 4, 5 and the strap 6 are flexible and are made of plastics material. The longitudinal strips 1, 2 are secured to each other by heat sealing at the base 3 of the harness. The longitudinal strips 1, 2 extend upwards from the base 3 and are secured to the transverse strips 4, 5 by heat sealing at equal intervals along the portions of the strips extending from the base 3 of the harness. The strip 4 defines a lower ring and the strip 5 an upper ring of the harness. The two portions of the longitudinal strip 1, extending in opposite directions from the base 3 are secured at diametrically opposite points on each ring 4, 5 and at 90" intervals from the two portions of the longitudinal strip 2. The longitudinal strips 1, 2 , are secured at right angles to the transverse strips 4, 5.
The bottle carrier is shown in Figure 1 with the harness in its undistorted shape; the harness forms the skeleton of an open ended cylindrical container of circular cross-section with the closed end in the shape of a hemisphere.
The harness is able to withstand very rough handling without damage by deforming from its undistorted shape; for example the harness may be substantially flattened without being damaged. After such deformation the harness will tend to return to its original shape because of the resilient nature of the strips 1, 2, 4, 5; it will not necessarily return to a cylindrical shape of circular cross-section but that shape will be regenerated when a bottle is inserted into the harness.
The shoulder strap 6 includes a buckle 7 for adjusting its length and is a continuation of one of the longitudinal strips 1, meeting the topmost transverse ring 5 at diametrically opposite points on that ring.
Figure 2 shows the bottle carrier 9 and the way in which it will support and carry a bottle 8, which in this example is a moulded drinks bottle of plastics material, when a bottle 8 is received in the harness. The upper ring 5, forming the topmost part of the harness, is more than halfway up the bottle 8 to allow the bottle to sit stably in the bottle carrier. The spaces between the strips 1, 2, 4, 5, forming the harness are small enough that a bottle can not slip through.

Claims

1. A bottle carrier comprising: a harness comprising flexible strips secured together to form the skeleton of a cylindrical container open at one end, and
a flexible shoulder strap attached to the open end of the harness.
2. A bottle carrier according to claim 1 in which the harness comprises longitudinal strips secured in the region of a base of the harness, extending upwards from that region and secured to further strips extending transverse to the longitudinal strips.
3. A bottle carrier according to claim 2 in which the further strips are in the form of rings.
4. A bottle carrier according to claim 2 or 3 in which there are two transverse strips.
5. A bottle carrier according to any one of claims 2 to
4 in which the longitudinal strips are secured at right angles to the transverse strips.
6. A bottle carrier according to any one of claims 2 to
5 in which there are four longitudinal strips or strip portions extending upwards from the region of the base of the harness.
7. A bottle carrier according to any preceding claim in which the shoulder strap is a continuation of one of the flexible strips forming the harness.
8. A bottle carrier according to any preceding claim in which the shoulder strap is of adjustable length.
9. A bottle carrier according to any preceding claim in which the flexible strips forming the bottle carrier are made of plastics material.
10. A bottle carrier according to any preceding claim in which the flexible strips forming the harness are secured together by heat sealing.
11. A bottle carrier according to any preceding claim including a bottle received in the harness.
12. A bottle carrier according to claim 10 in which the open end of the harness reaches further than halfway up the bottle.
13. A bottle carrier according to any preceding claim in which the spaces between the strips forming the harness have at least one dimension which is smaller than the maximum diameter of the bottle, when the harness is in its undistorted form.
14. A bottle carrier substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated by Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
PCT/GB1991/002314 1990-12-21 1991-12-23 Bottle carrier WO1992010960A1 (en)

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US5407110A (en) * 1994-03-17 1995-04-18 Marsh, Jr.; John R. Strap suspension for containers

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FR584609A (en) * 1924-08-13 1925-02-10 Bottle holder
US1779060A (en) * 1929-12-02 1930-10-21 Choate Rufus Carrier for containers
FR1287567A (en) * 1961-02-03 1962-03-16 Bruneau & Cie Lab Container hanger clamp
FR1436033A (en) * 1965-03-11 1966-04-22 Flexible material sheath for transporting a bottle
DE1952087A1 (en) * 1969-10-16 1971-06-24 Franz Pohl Metallwarenfabrik Bottle hanging device
FR2615078A1 (en) * 1987-05-14 1988-11-18 Ballet Albert Bag for facilitating transportation of a bottle

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR584609A (en) * 1924-08-13 1925-02-10 Bottle holder
US1779060A (en) * 1929-12-02 1930-10-21 Choate Rufus Carrier for containers
FR1287567A (en) * 1961-02-03 1962-03-16 Bruneau & Cie Lab Container hanger clamp
FR1436033A (en) * 1965-03-11 1966-04-22 Flexible material sheath for transporting a bottle
DE1952087A1 (en) * 1969-10-16 1971-06-24 Franz Pohl Metallwarenfabrik Bottle hanging device
FR2615078A1 (en) * 1987-05-14 1988-11-18 Ballet Albert Bag for facilitating transportation of a bottle

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5407110A (en) * 1994-03-17 1995-04-18 Marsh, Jr.; John R. Strap suspension for containers

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